“The death of 24 people on Mount Fuji led to the formation of our mountain rescue team,” says Katsunori Masuda, an officer ...

Authorities in Japan have rescued the same climber from the slopes of Mount Fuji twice in the space of a week. The 27-year-old man was first rescued on Tuesday after falling ill, Shizuoka ...

Mount Fuji, a national symbol of Japan, is 12,300 feet above sea level. It is a pilgrimage destination and UNESCO World Heritage site that attracts hikers from all over the world.

Japan's Mount Fuji is aeen covered with snow from a plane in March, 2013. Mount Fuji, at 12,388 feet, is Japan's highest mountain. Toru Hanai/REUTERS ...

Mount Fuji is 12,388 feet high and was designated a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage site in 2013. The man was rescued from the mountain’s Fujinomiya trail, which is nearly 10,000 feet above sea ...

A Chinese national had to be rescued twice in one week from Mount Fuji after he returned to the mountain peak to collect his phone.. The 27-year-old student living in Japan was rescued for the ...

A 27-year-old university student who climbed Mount Fuji outside of its official climbing season was rescued twice in four days, after he returned to look for his mobile phone.

A man had to be rescued from Mount Fuji not once but twice and the second time was all over a lost phone. Officials only identified the man as a 27-year-old Chinese student who lived in Japan, The ...

A climber airlifted with altitude sickness from near the peak of Japan's Mount Fuji last week returned to the slope to search for his cellphone and was rescued for a second time just four days ...

Mount Fuji is 12,388 feet high and was designated a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage site in 2013. The man was rescued from the mountain’s Fujinomiya trail, which is nearly 10,000 feet above sea ...

A man had to be rescued from Mount Fuji not once but twice and the second time was all over a lost phone. Officials only identified the man as a 27-year-old Chinese student who lived in Japan, The ...